04 July 2008
First Entry ... Way Overdue
Sorry for the delay, but while we were in the Amazon Basin we had no internet, no cell phone, and electric only during some parts of the day.... kinda put a slight bit of a damper on my communications thing, if ya know what I mean. So to my mom and dad who love us, and worry about us.... We ARE FINE!
And we love you too.
The place we stayed was started in 1975 as a reptile / amphibian research station within the Amazon Basin.
As time went by they became a Eco-tourist destination. With the assistance of National Geographic and several other international environmental corporations and organizations they maintain a wonderful retreat from civilization, educational programs on biodiversity and the ecology of the Amazon Jungle. Within the supposed restraints of a carbon free retreat they manage to use local resources to pamper their guests with handcrafted furniture, cloths, and soaps. They also employ a “kick ass” chef and support staff. 
The food was outrageous. Even with the constant humidity, which keep everything damp every minute, the insect population, the smell of DEET (mosquito repellant), the mud, the required long sleeves and long pants (insects again), the 530 AM wake up times, and the high temperatures..... WE LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT !
We got to Cusco today and it has been a real comedy of errors... I am feeling the effects of high altitude lack of oxygen... and, or so it seems, is the hotel. They at first thought we were a party of four (wrong), then made us wait well over an hour to check us in (wrong again), then checked us into a room with less amenities than we had reserved (wow.. wrong once again), did not have the internet working b/c they are rewiring it (wrong 4x’s), and finally messed things up with our Peru Rail tickets.... So Jeff had a little talk with them. For our troubles we were upgraded to a duplex suite and sent a bottle of wine (yum). However, I must say again, these temporary, and by now anticipated bumps are just part of the terrain, not real problems, anyway, after a short time, they usually seem to work out in our favor.
I will revises this entry with pictures ASAP.
xxoxoxoxo h
And we love you too.
The place we stayed was started in 1975 as a reptile / amphibian research station within the Amazon Basin.
As time went by they became a Eco-tourist destination. With the assistance of National Geographic and several other international environmental corporations and organizations they maintain a wonderful retreat from civilization, educational programs on biodiversity and the ecology of the Amazon Jungle. Within the supposed restraints of a carbon free retreat they manage to use local resources to pamper their guests with handcrafted furniture, cloths, and soaps. They also employ a “kick ass” chef and support staff. 
The food was outrageous. Even with the constant humidity, which keep everything damp every minute, the insect population, the smell of DEET (mosquito repellant), the mud, the required long sleeves and long pants (insects again), the 530 AM wake up times, and the high temperatures..... WE LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT !We got to Cusco today and it has been a real comedy of errors... I am feeling the effects of high altitude lack of oxygen... and, or so it seems, is the hotel. They at first thought we were a party of four (wrong), then made us wait well over an hour to check us in (wrong again), then checked us into a room with less amenities than we had reserved (wow.. wrong once again), did not have the internet working b/c they are rewiring it (wrong 4x’s), and finally messed things up with our Peru Rail tickets.... So Jeff had a little talk with them. For our troubles we were upgraded to a duplex suite and sent a bottle of wine (yum). However, I must say again, these temporary, and by now anticipated bumps are just part of the terrain, not real problems, anyway, after a short time, they usually seem to work out in our favor.
I will revises this entry with pictures ASAP.
xxoxoxoxo h
# posted by Henry @ 11:21 PM 
